Check out NASA's Satellites page for students. Learn more about some of the "superstar satellites" - the Hubble Telescope and the International Space Station.
NASA's SpacePlace is a great place to have fun learning about satellites. You'll find videos, stories, animations, and projects.
NOAA, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, operates polar-orbiting and geostationary satellites for the purpose of earth observation and weather monitoring. Check out its videos, website, and images to learn more about the work of NOAA satellites.
GOES stands for Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite. The GOES-R are a series of weather satellites, built by NASA and operated by NOAA, that orbit 22,000 miles above the earth. At the GOES-R page for students you'll find fun videos, posters, and a comic book.
Scijinks is NOAA's site for kids. On the Scijinks: Satellites page, you'll find all kinds of clips and animations about science and weather satellites. Then go to the Scijinks: Scientists page and learn about cool jobs such as satellite controller, search and rescue specialist, satellite liaison, and satellite launch manager.
At ESA Kids from the European Space Agency, learn more about satellites, satellite navigation, and unusual uses for satellites.
From the Canadian Space Agency, discover the many uses of satellites in everyday life and 10 ways that satellites helped you today.
Check out nine different kinds of satellites with nine different uses.
Pictures taken from satellites are pretty amazing! See some incredible satellite images taken of different Earth locations.
Check out Amazing Earth: Satelllite Images, as seen through the eyes of NASA's fleet of Earth-observing satellites and the International Space Station. The ISS views of lightning are pretty cool!
Eyes on the Earth lets you fly along with NASA's Earth-science missions and observe what satellites are monitoring in real time.
Stars, galaxies, and planets: Beautiful Images from the Hubble Space Telescope.
What are satellites doing up in space? How do they stay in orbit? See for yourself! Scroll down the page to try out the Ping Pong Challenge.
How does geocaching work? This video from PBS Learning Media follows kids on an outdoor treasure hunt. Find out how GPS devices work.
Would you like to build a satellite? Learn more about the design process involved in creating a satellite, and meet an aerospace engineer who works on satellites. Perhaps this will be your job someday!
Build paper models of NASA satellites with these printable instructions and model parts.
How do satellites bring TV shows to your home? How does the ISS stay up in space? Find out with the Ready Jet Go! gang from PBS.
Videos of space satellites are fascinating. Take a look at these!
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